The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-14
ADA ADAIR.
How an Actress Became a Cler-
gyman's Wife.


One glorious morning in midsum-
mer two ladies were sitting in rustic
lOunging chairs upon a wide veranda
of the Hemlock inn.
The younger, fair maid with dark,
blue eyes and wealth of golden hair,
gazed dreamily out upon the charming
view, a little lake amid the pine-clad
Adirondack hills, calm and still in a
glare of August sunshine.
The older lady held an open news
paper in her hand, and had just read
in 1t this notice, mystical to the unin-
itiated:
COMET THEATER CALI. SEASON 1867
The ladies and gentlemen OF the company
will assemble in the green-room Monday
August 30 at ten a. m, for first rehearsal
Season opens September6
Mr.. GEORGE GARRICK, Manager
She realized sadly that the time had
come when they must bid farewell to
this quaint mountain village, and 90
back to the toll and striving of the city,
After the blissful dalliance of Il holiday
1t is not pleasant to think of returning
to the burden and worry of common
place labor. But this was but pass
ing regret; there was more serious
cause for disquietude at this sudden
summons.
Mother suddenly said the girl,
81 will tell Arthur to-day the true
story of my life. / have done wrong
in not telling him long ago."
Her mothers face frightened. at
will be the best to do So" she replied.
81 am confident that it will make no
difference in his feeling toward you,
while, should some accident disclose
that you are ION the stage, the discov-
cry that you have deceived him may
make serious breach between YOU"
'"Then, dear, will tell him all rs |
soon as he comes. l expect him to
call every moment"
Indeed, you can not defer it any
longer, rejoined her mother; "rchear-
sal on the 30th, only a week ahead"
At this instant a CHEEKY voice ex-
claimed: Good morning, ladiesw and
Arthur Marvin stepped upon the bal
cony. The blush that came into the
young girls cheeks told clearly that
Rev. Arthur Marvin was the she" of
the preceding conversation.
He had come to Hemlockville two
years before in an endeavor to repair
by long rest the ravages close and as
siduous application to his studies had
wrought in his constitution. Being
successful in his quest for health, and
finding, too, that the word he taught
Tell upon willing ears, he had perma-
nently settled in the village as rector
OF the Episcopalian church.
Until the advent Of this fair maid
into his life he had been Indifferent to
city and country bellies alike, but from
the moment he first beheld her he felt I
That here was a woman he could love.
Throughout the happy months Of her
vacation, as they drove along the
shady roads, rowed over the lake, or {
strolled on the picturesque paths that
bordered it. they told again the old,
Old story that Is forever new, the ro- |
nance Of the liking of young hearts.
Mrs. Vaughan was the widow of an
actor, and Penelope, her daughter, I
was an actress at tho Comet Theater, d
'the home of burlesquc," whore she q
vas known as Miss Ada Adair. None |
81 the boarders In the Hemlock inn 4
we're aware Of this; nor did Arthur '
know H. As we have seen. Penelope j
iad determined 10 tell him ut the first
:
Arthur had only time 10 say q few u